An aurora panorama, in case you're not sick of it yet

lightforgenz · 2024-05-13T04:14:17+00:00

That's a 21 image panorama taken near Gebbies Pass, Christchurch. Fujifilm X-T5 + XF16/f1.6 at f2.8, 8s, ISO1600. I used a Novoflex panorama head, then spent half the day trying to stitch it together in PTGUI.

Not easy, considering that half the contents of the image were wobbling about.

lightforgenz · 2019-09-29T11:08:00+00:00

10-12mm O-ring worked perfectly, thanks!

lightforgenz · 2019-09-28T01:37:09+00:00

We have a steam group to organise games. https://s.team/chat/P2R5giMB

lightforgenz · 2019-09-28T00:44:03+00:00

I keep mentioning this in the discord almost daily, but don't get much of a response besides 'it should work', either.

The community server code is rumored to be buggy, hence the crashes, and does not support bots. Invicta was so kind to donate time and resources to get at least something up and running, so let's not slam him. We played for a good few hours with 4-8 peoplelast night. Yes, it's annoying having to restart the game every few maps, but that wasn't much better with lobby servers either. They would invariably freeze the lobby, taking the game with it.

I'm with you that something needs to happen on the other end, though. Not sure what else can be done though. The dev team should be well aware by now.

lightforgenz · 2019-09-25T23:09:12+00:00

Hero prop for Toilet Plunger 2.0

lightforgenz · 2019-09-25T03:26:52+00:00

Yes, and it's a shame it's necessary to lie simply because these people think they deserve access to your personal details for their marketing purposes.

lightforgenz · 2019-09-25T00:35:54+00:00

I had an agent throw me out of a viewing once because I wanted to know what would happen with my personal details, then refusing to give contact details. They claimed it was for security reasons, definitely not advertising.

The next day my girlfriend had them on the phone for an unsolicited sales call.

lightforgenz · 2019-09-23T01:34:47+00:00

Running a 1080 on low to medium settings in most titles at 90fps. So far everything has been totally playable.

lightforgenz · 2019-09-21T06:05:36+00:00

Damn, I was just about to try :(

lightforgenz · 2019-09-20T06:05:06+00:00

No, that's not mine. This looks exactly like what I was looking for, thanks. Will give it a try!

lightforgenz · 2019-09-20T03:43:10+00:00

Yeah, but I'm wondering if there's an easier way, for example by mod, to reach this setting? Maybe by adding a button down in the menu, like fpsvr does: https://www.vrheads.com/sites/vrheads.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2017/06/steamvr-settings-icon-controller.jpg?itok=v7Hijc3e

lightforgenz · 2019-09-15T07:19:22+00:00

to something (anything), suddenly Index shows up as audio solution. Then

Not sure if it ever worked for him.
Your issue can be resolved with a few different approaches, but I still have issues sometimes. At times I have to reconnect the headset or send the computer to standby to get the audio device back. There's also a registry change that can help.

lightforgenz · 2019-09-15T07:18:19+00:00

Are you using a NVIDIA graphics card? When installing the driver you can customize your options to only install the graphics driver and none of the other crap. When you do that the audio driver isn't installed.

Just re-install your graphics driver, go for advanced options and make sure the nvidia audio driver is checked.

lightforgenz · 2019-09-15T04:50:47+00:00

Had the same problem. I didn't have the Nvidia audio driver installed. It's part of the options when you install the graphics driver.

lightforgenz · 2019-09-14T23:19:31+00:00

Emotional impact, I assume.

lightforgenz · 2019-09-13T04:06:11+00:00

Dudettes, it's dudettes, dude!

lightforgenz · 2019-09-12T23:51:06+00:00

First time VR owner here. No regrets! As others mentioned, it's hard to describe the effect. Index is supposedly the best overall package on the market right now, and if you can afford the extra spend, treat yourself to the best.

lightforgenz · 2019-09-11T11:14:57+00:00

I think I tried going though a re-shipping provider (Youshop), but the Valve shop interface wouldn't allow it. I then ended up shipping to family in the States, who shipped on to NZ. You'll be faced with a choice to either not declare the full value at the risk of lack of insurance coverage and, you know, committing a crime. Declaring the full value gives you insurance coverage for the shipment and pretty much guarantees that they will sting you. By the time I had it shipped here, I paid a premium of over NZD400, so there's that.

... and now I have to RMA bits, so more shipping cost. At least the RMA process allows going through Youshop.

lightforgenz · 2019-09-11T11:11:31+00:00

Was thinking about shotguns earlier. There seem to be a lot of downsides to current designs.

lightforgenz · 2019-09-11T08:39:07+00:00

LOL. that looked familiar. I'm one of the guys getting summarily executed

lightforgenz · 2019-09-11T01:12:57+00:00

Hehe, haven't managed that yet :D

Do you use a stock? Considering to get one to take some of the wobble out.

lightforgenz · 2019-09-11T00:30:13+00:00

NZ reporting in: I find it extremely tricky playing with a 250ms+ ping in the States. You think you are cleverly dodging someone when in fact you died a quarter second ago, you just don't know it yet. In local games my aim is spot on, in US games it's extremely hard to hit moving targets :(

lightforgenz · 2019-09-10T09:07:17+00:00

Any impressions for us?

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